DIRECTIONS: In the two passages that follow, certain words and phrases are underlined and numbered. In the right-hand column, you will find alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is best, choose "NO CHANGE." In some cases, you will find in the right-hand column a question about the underlined part. You are to choose the best answer to this question. You will also find questions about a section of the passage, or about the passage as a whole. These questions do not refer to an underlined portion of the passage, but rather are identified by a number or numbers in a box.

Question

For each question, select the best answer from the choices provided. Read each passage through once before you begin to answer the questions that accompany it. For many of the questions, you must read several sentences beyond the question to determine the answer. Be sure that you have read far enough ahead each time you choose an alternative.

Passage A
The okapi may look like a cross between a zebra and a deer, but it is actually related to the giraffe. (1) An herbivore hiding out in the tropical mountain forests of central Africa, this mammal has an odd appearance. Horizontal white stripes only on its backside make the okapi look like it sat on wet paint. It has a short neck and short (2) legs, however, its neck is relatively long compared to its body. (3) Okapis are about five feet tall—the female is slightly taller—and eight feet long. Okapis also have incredibly long and prehensile black tongues to (4) help him reach leaves. (5) This is yet another similarity that giraffes and okapis share.

As one would expect, okapis graze on vegetation and fruit. Like giraffes and deer, okapis are "browsers," which means they specifically eat vegetation that grows on trees and bushes as opposed to vegetation found on the ground. However, okapis also "supplement their diets with clay, burned wood, and bat guano." Bat guano is essentially excrement, which is often used as fertilizer. (6)

Shy and elusive, the okapi was only just discovered in 1809 by Sir Henry Morton Stanley. (7) They are seldom in the wild seen by humans and maintain their aloof (8) nature even when humans are not around. Okapis are usually (9) solitary mammals who prefer to be alone, hiding in the foliage and only tolerating other animals if they have to. Despite only recently being known to science, okapis are considered an endangered species. Luckily, they have been successfully bred in captivity. (10)

answers

no change

an herbivore that belongs in the tropical mountain

an herbivore native

pick 1 answer

Answer 1

For the underlined part (1) in Passage A, the best alternative is:

"an herbivore that belongs in the tropical mountain."

This option maintains the original meaning while improving the grammatical structure.

So, the answer is: an herbivore that belongs in the tropical mountain.